33-1031. EMPOWERING PARENTS GRANT PROGRAM. (1) There is hereby established the empowering parents grant program, to be administered by the board according to the provisions of this section. The purpose of the program is to provide education grants for eligible students.
(2) In order to administer the program, the board:
(a) Shall create and administer, or designate a third party to create and administer, a grant distribution platform;
(b) Shall establish a grant application process for parents;
(c) Shall, subject to appropriation, award grants. Grant awards shall be made in the following order of preference:
(i) First to eligible students whose household has an adjusted gross income under sixty thousand dollars ($60,000), as verified by the Idaho state tax commission using the prior year’s tax returns. Notification of grant awards for students in this category shall be made within thirty (30) days of application, and grant funds shall be made available for participants’ use as soon as practicable, but no later than thirty (30) days after the notification of a grant award;
(ii) Starting sixty (60) days after grant awards in a fiscal year are made under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, to eligible students whose household has an adjusted gross income under seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000), as verified by the Idaho state tax commission using the prior year’s tax returns; and
(iii) Starting sixty (60) days after grant awards in a fiscal year are made under subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, to all other eligible students on a first-come, first-served basis until all available funds are distributed; and
(d) May take such other actions as are necessary to implement and enforce the provisions of this section.
(3) Prior to the award of a grant, the parent of a participant shall agree to verify program compliance. The parent of a participant shall use grant funds only for eligible education expenses. If a parent is found to misuse grant funds, then neither the parent nor another parent of the student living in the same household may apply for a grant in the future for any student, provided that the parent may appeal the finding to the board.
(4) Grant funds shall be expended within two (2) years after they are awarded. Any unused funds at the end of the two (2) year period shall revert to the empowering parents grant program fund established in section 33-1034, Idaho Code.
(5) Grant awards per family shall be capped at three thousand dollars ($3,000), regardless of the number of eligible students in the family.
History:
[33-1031, added 2022, ch. 13, sec. 3, p. 30.]
Structure Idaho Code
Chapter 10 - FOUNDATION PROGRAM — STATE AID — APPORTIONMENT
Section 33-1001 - DEFINITIONS.
Section 33-1002 - EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT PROGRAM.
Section 33-1002B - PUPIL TUITION-EQUIVALENCY ALLOWANCES.
Section 33-1002E - PUPILS ATTENDING SCHOOL IN ANOTHER STATE.
Section 33-1002F - ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL REPORT.
Section 33-1002G - CAREER TECHNICAL SCHOOL FUNDING AND ELIGIBILITY.
Section 33-1003 - SPECIAL APPLICATION OF EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT PROGRAM.
Section 33-1003A - CALCULATION OF AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE.
Section 33-1003C - SPECIAL APPLICATION — TECHNOLOGICAL INSTRUCTION.
Section 33-1004 - STAFF ALLOWANCE.
Section 33-1004A - EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION MULTIPLIER.
Section 33-1004B - CAREER LADDER.
Section 33-1004C - BASE AND MINIMUM SALARIES — EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE INDEX.
Section 33-1004D - REPORTING — IDAHO BASIC EDUCATIONAL DATA SYSTEM.
Section 33-1004E - DISTRICT’S SALARY-BASED APPORTIONMENT.
Section 33-1004F - OBLIGATIONS TO RETIREMENT AND SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS.
Section 33-1004H - EMPLOYING RETIRED TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS.
Section 33-1004I - MASTER EDUCATOR PREMIUMS.
Section 33-1005 - DISTRICTS RECEIVING FEDERAL FUNDS.
Section 33-1006 - TRANSPORTATION SUPPORT PROGRAM.
Section 33-1007 - EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM REPORT.
Section 33-1008 - SUPPORT PROGRAM — ELEMENTARY DISTRICT RECLASSIFIED.
Section 33-1009 - PAYMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC SCHOOL INCOME FUND.
Section 33-1010 - APPORTIONMENTS WHEN MINES NET PROFITS CONSIDERED.
Section 33-1011 - TAXES TO BE LEVIED BY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS — DETERMINATION AND CERTIFICATION.
Section 33-1012 - TRANSMITTAL OF COUNTY SCHOOL MONEYS.
Section 33-1013 - COUNTY TREASURER — COUNTY AUDITOR — DUTIES.
Section 33-1015 - STATE REVENUE MATCHING UNDER THE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH ACT.
Section 33-1017 - SCHOOL SAFETY AND HEALTH REVOLVING LOAN AND GRANT FUND.
Section 33-1018 - PUBLIC SCHOOL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING VARIABILITY.
Section 33-1018A - OTHER USES OF PUBLIC EDUCATION STABILIZATION FUND.
Section 33-1018B - SCHOOL BUILDING MAINTENANCE MATCHING FUNDS.
Section 33-1018C - PUBLIC EDUCATION STABILIZATION FUND — REPLACEMENT FUNDS.
Section 33-1019 - ALLOCATION FOR SCHOOL BUILDING MAINTENANCE REQUIRED.
Section 33-1020 - IDAHO DIGITAL LEARNING ACADEMY FUNDING.
Section 33-1021 - MATH AND SCIENCE REQUIREMENT.
Section 33-1023 - MONEYS PROVIDED FROM UNANTICIPATED PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL CLOSURE.
Section 33-1024 - ONLINE PORTALS.
Section 33-1025 - WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS.
Section 33-1026 - MANDATORY PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING FORMULA REVIEW.
Section 33-1027 - STUDENT ENROLLMENT COUNTS AND RULEMAKING.
Section 33-1028 - REPORTS TO STATE BOARD — REPORT TO LEGISLATURE.
Section 33-1029 - STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION — NONPUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS.
Section 33-1030 - DEFINITIONS.
Section 33-1031 - EMPOWERING PARENTS GRANT PROGRAM.
Section 33-1032 - PARENT ADVISORY PANEL.